ABSTRACT
Social controls are the formal and informal means of enforcing norms. Pretend that you have passed all the exams for this course with an A average. You have successfully completed all the course requirements, but you receive an F as a course grade. When confronted, the professor states that the administration had been pressuring her for awarding too many As. So she selected every fourth student and assigned the selected students failing grades. Unfortunately, you were one of the selected students. Your first statement to the professor is: “You can’t do that!” Of course you are correct; the professor cannot do that. There are certain expectations of behavior that the professor is expected to comply with when assigning grades. These expectations of behavior act as social controls on the professor’s conduct.
